Summary: Stephanie McMahon stumbles upon a site that causes her great stress.
Stephanie McMahon sat in front of her laptop. She smiled as she read the latest newsboards. Some behind the scene reporter was quoted as saying, "Stephanie McMahon and Chris Jericho will soon be bringing their off screen romance onscreen."
She laughed at the idea, why did people think she and Chris Jericho had an off-screen relationship? She had barely spoken to him other than to go over their lines. She exited the newsboard and went to yahoo search engine. She loved looking at sites dedicated to her. She typed in her name and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were over 1,000 hits.
She sorted through them carefully, scanning the tag lines until one in particular caught her eye. "Smoochy Dreams". She clicked on the link and was presented with the image of Jericho kissing her at King of the Ring. She raised a suspicious eyebrow and read on, what the hell was a shipper? And what unresolved sexual tension? There was none! She spent the next hour reading something called fanfiction. This Mercury 32 and falln_angl sure had an overactive imagination. The fiction was different, these people putting her and Jericho together.
She finally got to the fiction titled, "I'll Make You Scream." After reading half of it she started squirming uncomfortably in her seat. She had never really thought of Chris Jericho like that, but now, her mind raced with scenarios. She quickly shut the computer off and looked around. No one needed to EVER see this site, I mean, what if Chris found out about it? She shuddered at the thought and stood up quickly. She needed air, fresh air to clear her mind and to slow her thumping heart. She walked out of her hotel room and waited patiently for the elevator. "Hey Steph." Stephanie turned around and blushed. "You going down?"
Stephanie stared open mouth at him, she shook her head to regain her senses. "Hi Chris, I, um, yeah, I'm going down."
Jericho smiled as the door opened. "Me too." He stepped inside and waited for Stephanie to get in. "You coming?"
"Um, yeah, I'm coming, hold on a second." She took a deep breath and stepped into the elevator.
"So, where are you going this late at night?" He looked at her and smiled. "Are you alright, you look kinda, um, flushed."
"I'm fine, I just need to get some air, that's all." Stephanie couldn't bring herself to look at him. She could feel her cheeks burning with shame..and something else, she couldn't quite put her finger on it. It felt somewhat like desire.
"I'm going to get myself a night cap." He explained as the door dinged, signaling that their ride together was over. Just being this close to him was now weird, so she stepped off the elevator quickly. "Would you care to join me for a drink?"
"No, that's alright, I just want to go for a quick walk." She said, walking away from him. Chris shook his head he didn't understand her.
"Be careful Steph." She threw her hand up in a semi wave as she exited the hotel. She had to get away from her computer and Chris Jericho.
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